A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum now being seen within the fediverse — also known as the open social web, which describes a network of interconnected social networking services powered by the ActivityPub protocol. Co-founded by the co-author and current editor of ActivityPub, Evan Prodromou, a new nonprofit organization called […]
Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing
With the perennial tensions between proprietary and open source software (OSS) unlikely to end anytime soon, a $ 3 billion startup is throwing its weight behind a new licensing paradigm — one that’s designed to bridge the open and proprietary worlds, replete with new definition, terminology, and governance model. Developer software company Sentry recently introduced […]
MacPaw launches its alternative iOS app store for EU in open beta
Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU. The company has been testing the app store under closed beta for a few months now with select users. MacPaw is now allowing all […]
MacPaw launches its alternative iOS app store for EU in open beta
Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU. The company has been testing the app store under closed beta for a few months now with select users. MacPaw is now allowing all […]
Threads makes it easier to evangelize the open social web with a new direct link feature
Meta’s X competitor, Instagram Threads, is making it easier for users to access their fediverse settings from a single URL — or, rather, it’s making it easier on those who like to request that others turn on the fediverse sharing option on their accounts. Now, instead of posting a request that someone please turn on […]